PUBLIC LAW 101-179—NOV. 28,1989

103 STAT. 1303

(3) agricultural assistance.—The United States Govern-
ment shall provide agricultural assistance for Poland in accord-
ance with section 103.
SEC. 102. STABILIZATION ASSISTANCE FOR POLAND.	22 USC 5412.
(a)	immediate emergency assistance.—To the extent that the
ongoing International Monetary Fund review of the Polish economy
projects a probable balance of payments shortage for the fourth
quarter of 1989, the United States Government, in carrying out
paragraph (1) of section 101(b)—
 (1)	should work closely with the European Community and
international financial institutions to determine the extent of
emergency assistance required by Poland for the fourth quarter
of 1989, and
 (2)	should consider extending a bridge loan to relieve imme-
diate and urgent balance of payments requirements using the
Exchange Stabilization Fund in accordance with paragraph
(1XA) of section 101(b).

 (b)	immediate, multilateral response to poland's economic
stabilization needs.—In furtherance of section 101(bXD, the Presi-
dent, acting in coordination with the European Community, should
seek to ensure that the industrialized democracies undertake an
immediate, multilateral effort to respond to Poland's request for
$1,000,000,000 to support its economic stabilization program.
 (c)	additional authority To  provide stabilization assist-
ance.—
(1)	authority.—In order to carry out paragraph (1) of section    President of U.S.
101(b), the President is authorized to furnish assistance for
Poland, notwithstanding any other provision of law, to assist in
the urgent stabilization of the Polish economy and ultimately to
promote longer-term economic growth and stability, based on
movement toward free market principles. Such assistance may
be provided for balance of payments support (including
commodity import programs), support for private sector devel-
opment, or for other activities to further efforts to develop a
free market-oriented economy in Poland.
(2)	authorization   of  appropriations.—For  purposes  of
providing the assistance authorized by this subsection, there are
authorized to be appropriated $200,000,000 for fiscal year 1990
to carry out chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2346 and following; relating to the economic
support fund), in addition to amounts otherwise available for
such purposes.
SEC. 103. AGRICULTURAL ASSISTANCE.	22 USC 5413.
(a) agricultural assistance strategy.—
 (1)	united states assistance.—A principal component of the
SEED Program shall be the provision by the United States of
food and other agricultural commodities and products to allevi-
ate crucial shortages that may be created in an East European
country by the transition from state-directed controls to a free
market economy.
 (2)	assistance from other countries.—In order to ensure
the necessary quantity and diversity of agricultural assistance
for that purpose, the United States shall take all appropriate
steps to encourage parallel efforts by the European Community
and other agricultural surplus countries.